LCS 1 completion not tied to RCI, shipbuilder told to speed up work, says defence minister

The Royal Commission of Inquiry is not required for the completion of the Royal Malaysian Navy's Littoral Combat Ship 1, with the shipbuilder instructed to expedite work.

Lumut Naval Shipyard has revised LCS 1's delivery date to April 2027, as they could not commit to a December delivery.

The government is negotiating with countries to acquire a surface-to-surface missile system for LCS 1, independent of Budget 2027 constraints.

KOTA TINGGI, Oct 11 — The establishment of a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) to investigate delays in the Royal Malaysian Navy’s (RMN) Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project is not a determining factor in ensuring the prompt completion of the country’s defence asset.

Defence Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin said the shipbuilder had been instructed to expedite work and ensure that further delays did not occur.

“The completion of LCS 1 is a separate matter and does not depend on the RCI. Otherwise, the ship would still not be completed. That is why we have asked the shipbuilder to speed up the work and ensure there are no further delays,” he told reporters.

He was speaking after attending the first harvest of the KayTi JanaVeteran Ginger Project and the launch of JanaKomuniti at Telok Sengat Farm and Felda Air Tawar here today.

Mohamed Khaled was responding to a call by Pasir Gudang MP Hasan Karim for the investigation into the LCS project to be expedited and not made dependent on the RCI, following the Auditor-General’s Report (LKAN) 2/2026, which found that the project was 7.55 per cent behind schedule as of June 25.

Lumut Naval Shipyard (LUNAS), the company responsible for building Malaysia’s first LCS, has set April 2027 as the revised delivery date for LCS 1 to the Defence Ministry (Mindef) under Phase 1.

The new date was set after LUNAS informed the ministry that it could not provide a commitment or guarantee that the ship would be delivered by December this year.

On the investigation, Mohamed Khaled said the matter should be left to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) and the relevant authorities.

He also referred to court action previously taken against a former Navy chief who had also served as managing director of Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) in connection with the LCS project.

Meanwhile, Mohamed Khaled said the government was in negotiations with several shortlisted countries to procure a surface-to-surface missile system for LCS 1 to replace Norway’s Naval Strike Missile (NSM).

He said the procurement would not depend on the Budget 2027 allocation, as the ministry wanted to ensure that LCS 1 would not take too long to be fully equipped.

He said the ship was currently equipped with surface-to-air missiles, anti-submarine warfare capabilities and an electronic jamming system, with surface-to-surface missiles being the remaining capability yet to be installed. — Bernama

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皇家调查委员会并非完成马来西亚皇家海军濒海战斗舰 1 号的必要条件，造船厂已被指示加快施工进度。

由于无法承诺在 12 月交付，卢穆特海军造船厂已将 LCS 1 的交付日期修改为 2027 年 4 月。

政府正在与各国谈判，为LCS 1采购地对地导弹系统，不受2027年预算限制的影响。

哥打丁宜，10 月 11 日讯——成立皇家调查委员会 (RCI) 调查马来西亚皇家海军 (RMN) 濒海战斗舰 (LCS) 项目延误情况，并不能决定该国国防资产能否及时完工。

国防部长拿督斯里穆罕默德·卡立·诺丁表示，已指示造船厂加快施工进度，确保不再出现延误。

“LCS 1 的完工是另一回事，与 RCI 无关。否则，这艘船至今仍无法完工。因此，我们已要求造船厂加快进度，确保不再出现延误，”他告诉记者。

他是在今天出席了 KayTi JanaVeteran 生姜项目的首次收割仪式以及在 Telok Sengat 农场和 Felda Air Tawar 举行的 JanaKomuniti 启动仪式后发表上述讲话的。

穆罕默德·哈立德是在回应巴西古当国会议员哈桑·卡里姆的呼吁，要求加快对LCS项目的调查，并且不要让该项目依赖于RCI之后做出上述回应的。此前，审计长报告（LKAN）2/2026发现，截至6月25日，该项目已落后计划7.55%。

负责建造马来西亚首艘濒海战斗舰 (LCS) 的 Lumut Naval Shipyard (LUNAS) 公司已将 LCS 1 的第一阶段交付给国防部 (Mindef) 的修订日期定为 2027 年 4 月。

新的交付日期是在 LUNAS 通知该部无法承诺或保证该船将于今年 12 月交付后确定的。

关于调查，穆罕默德·哈立德表示，此事应交由马来西亚反贪污委员会（MACC）和相关部门处理。

他还提到了之前针对一名曾担任 Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) 总经理的前海军司令提起的诉讼，该诉讼与 LCS 项目有关。

与此同时，穆罕默德·哈立德表示，政府正在与几个入围国家进行谈判，以采购用于LCS 1的地对地导弹系统，取代挪威的海军打击导弹（NSM）。

他表示，采购不会取决于 2027 年预算拨款，因为该部希望确保 LCS 1 不会花费太长时间完成全面装备。

他表示，该舰目前已配备舰空导弹、反潜作战能力和电子干扰系统，舰舰导弹是尚未安装的剩余装备。——马新社

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